What is the area where a polar bear lives called?
A the igloo
B the desert environment
C the Arctic habitat
D the winter habitat
The conditions in an environment are caused by:
A physical environmental factors.
B summer factors and winter factors.
C day factors and night factors.
D only animal factors.
What does the word ‘adapted’ mean?
A A living thing is well suited to where it lives.
B A living thing is not suited to where it lives.
C A living thing cannot survive on its own.
D A plant that can live on the top of a mountain.
What does the word ‘distribution’ mean?
A Where organisms are found in a habitat.
B The total number of organisms living in a habitat.
C The different species that live in a habitat.
D The different tribes that live in a habitat.
The drawing shows a squirrel. Which feature shows that it is adapted to climbing vertical tree trunks?
A
B
C
D
One of the most important adaptations for organisms living in hot, dry areas is:
A to wash regularly.
B to not waste any water.
C to have thick hair.
D to have sharp claws.
Polar bears live in the Arctic. Why is their fur white?
A White is the best colour for keeping cool.
B Otherwise they would get mixed up with brown bears.
C White is the best colour for keeping warm.
D They can not seen easily by animals that they hunting.
One way in which fish are adapted to their habitat is:
A they breathe using gills.
B they breathe using air holes.
C they can be caught using a hook and a worm.
D they only die of old age or disease.
Which of these is a seasonal change?
A It is warmer during the day.
B It is dark at night.
C It is colder in winter.
D A daisy flower opens and closes again.
What does the word ‘nocturnal’ mean?
A Things that are cold.
B Animals that go to sleep for the winter.
C Organisms that are active at night.
D Plants that lose their leaves in winter.
What does a rabbit do when winter comes?
A It hibernates.
B It migrates.
C It grows thicker fur.
D It dies.
What is a "deciduous" tree?
A A tree that loses its leaves in winter.
B A tree that keeps its leaves in winter.
C A tree that never photosynthesises and only respires in summer.
D A tree that grows extremely tall in cold weather.
A herbivore is:
A an animal that only eats plants.
B an animal that only eats other animals.
C an animal that eats both plants and animals.
D a plant that eats other plants.
The drawing shows a lion. Which feature of the lion is common to many predators but not to many prey?
A It has legs.
B It has forward facing eyes.
C The colour of its hair camouflages it.
D It has good eyesight.
Which feature of this animal suggests that it is prey for larger animals?
A It has spines on its body.
B It has a long nose.
C It comes out at night.
D It feeds on insects.
Which three things are all physical environmental factors?
A light intensity, temperature and wind speed
B number of plants, temperature and food supply
C number of plants, number of rocks and number of animals
D number of organisms, temperature and oxygen concentration
A jack rabbit has very big ears. Which of these changes to its habitat would cause problems for jack rabbits because of this adaptation?
A It gets much hotter.
B It rains a lot.
C It becomes much quieter.
D The area is covered by permanent snow.
What does the word ‘predator’ mean?
A An animal that is eaten by other animals.
B An animal that hunts and eats other animals.
C An animal that eats the dead remains of animals.
D An organism that makes its own food.
Which of these things will not cause the number of rabbits in a population to decrease?
A More rabbits are eaten by foxes.
B Rabbits produce fewer offspring.
C There are more lettuces for rabbits to eat.
D More rabbits catch a fatal disease.
This diagram shows a pyramid of numbers. Which of the following food chains does it represent?
A grass --> rabbit --> fox
B grass --> sheep --> tick
C oak tree --> caterpillar --> bird
D lettuce --> slug --> bird